Which returning members of the 2020 New Orleans Saints squad are most important in 2021? Or, a better way to ask that question: who are the players the Saints can lean on this season? Playing well is one thing, but playing well on a high snap count is another. It’s a tough balancing act to pull off and could do a lot to find where this year’s team is strongest.
To find out, I limited the qualifiers to players who logged at least a third of the snaps played on either offense (396) or defense (381) last season, then ranked them by overall Pro Football Focus grades.